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Engineering Matters

Five times winner of the Publisher Podcast Awards, including Best Technology Podcast, Engineering Matters celebrates the work of engineers who use ingenuity, practicality, science, theory and determination to build a better world. In the UK alone 5.7million people work in engineering related enterprises from manufacturing and agriculture to construction and transportation. Their work ensures that the country has sustainable power supplies, better connectivity between cities, increasing efficiency in

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#125 Artificial Intelligence in Project Planning

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2021/09/16

New software using AI is enabling planners to identify options for engineering projects that are beyond the realms of human imagination. Traditionally, solutions are studied individually at great time and cost but budgets and timelines are more constrained than ever before. At the same time planners are being asked to incorporate more factors into identifying... The post #125 Artificial Intelligence in Project Planning first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#124 Mussels: How to Save the Seas

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2021/09/09

Intensive farming leads to nutrients seeping into the groundwater and into rivers. These enriched waterways deliver immense quantities of nutrients to coastal seas and cause algae to bloom, overwhelming the ecosystem. Fortunately, blue mussels can feed on these algae and also provide a sustainable food source both for humans and for the agriculture and aquaculture... The post #124 Mussels: How to Save the Seas first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#123 Engineering Plants: Intelligent Growth Solutions

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2021/09/02

The world is on the brink of a climate related disaster. The solution requires a combination of engineering disciplines that do not come together very often. But they must, because the challenge is so enormous that the future of the human race quite literally depends on it. Wheat, rice, sweetcorn, and soybean currently provide two... The post #123 Engineering Plants: Intelligent Growth Solutions first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#122 Decarbonisation: Growing Roads on Trees

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2021/08/26

In this episode we look at how a new plant-based bitumen will be incorporated into asphalt mixtures currently being developed. The hope is that this will allow clients to build roads that act as carbon sinks. The reduction in carbon by using products like this could play a significant role in helping the UK achieve... The post #122 Decarbonisation: Growing Roads on Trees first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#121 Batteries: The Lithium-Silicon Age

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2021/08/19

After a decade of growth, there were 10 million electric cars on the world’s roads by the end of 2020. This growth trend is set to continue, with at least 145 million on the roads by 2030. The performance of batteries in this electrified future will be critical. In this episode we are looking at... The post #121 Batteries: The Lithium-Silicon Age first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#120 Recycled Plastic: The Canadian Potential

Engineering Matters ·

2021/08/12

In 2019, Justin Trudeau declared war on plastic waste. And single-use plastics were listed as a toxic material in Canada in May of this year. Before long, Canadian companies will have to find a use for the immense quantity of material they generate. Yet the North American reprocessing industry is still young. Meanwhile, on the... The post #120 Recycled Plastic: The Canadian Potential first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#119 The Grange: Saving Time, Saving Lives

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2021/08/05

As COVID-19 rampaged across the UK in 2020, society shut down and hospitals reached breaking point. For engineers building The Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, South Wales their work took on a greater meaning. They had to make sure that this 450 bed critical care facility was completed ahead of time. Their actions didn’t just... The post #119 The Grange: Saving Time, Saving Lives first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#118 Gateway: The Lunar Space Station

Engineering Matters ·

2021/07/29

The last time a person walked on the moon was 14 December 1972. Almost 50 years ago. Since then, human operations have been confined to Earth orbit. But during that time, technology has not stood still. Now we are ready to take the next step. This episode we are talking to NASA about the Lunar... The post #118 Gateway: The Lunar Space Station first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#117 How Sails Could Save Shipping

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2021/07/22

The first boats that harnessed the wind to skip over the waves may have been built 8,000 years ago. Several hundred years later, the earliest seaborne trading networks began to form in the Aegean and the Persian Gulf. Modern cargo shipping relies on ‘bunker fuel’ a thick, black sludge made from the dregs of the... The post #117 How Sails Could Save Shipping first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#116 Climate Change: Islands on the Frontline

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2021/07/15

Island states are at the forefront of climate change. Rising sea levels mean more coastal erosion, overtopping of defences and salinification of land. More frequent and devastating severe weather events are disrupting everyday life and acidification of the ocean is impacting on fishing. It is happening now, not in decades to come. From atolls in... The post #116 Climate Change: Islands on the Frontline first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#115 The Circular Road

Engineering Matters ·

2021/07/08

In this episode we explain how one of the world’s biggest problems – plastic waste can be reused in state of the art, energy-efficient road-building products. Working with Cumbria County Council within an initiative called Adept Live Labs Shell will be publicly sharing the knowledge they are gaining in these lab trials, with the overall... The post #115 The Circular Road first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#114 Engineering with Dogs

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2021/07/01

Ecologists on infrastructure projects have some new team members: Conservation dogs. Their superior olfactory systems mean that they can sniff out a plethora of protected species from great crested newts and water voles, to bats and birds. Critically these canine detectives can do this more quickly, accurately and safely than humans. Thanks to pioneering work... The post #114 Engineering with Dogs first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#113 Food Waste: Making a Net Zero Jet Fuel

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2021/06/24

Every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted. The waste occurs all through the supply chain, from the farm itself, all the way to the household. It represents enough calories to potentially feed every undernourished person on the planet, and there is an environmental cost to this. About 6% of all human greenhouse gas... The post #113 Food Waste: Making a Net Zero Jet Fuel first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#112 Hagerbach: The Bat Cave of Tunnelling

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2021/06/17

Every good superhero universe has its origins story. Hagerbach’s begins with Rudolf Amberg, looking to innovate and find new efficiency savings for his iron mine. So began a 50-year journey from testing equipment and explosives, to fire and tunnel safety simulations, and ever more creative uses for underground space. Ultimately the mining industry in Switzerland... The post #112 Hagerbach: The Bat Cave of Tunnelling first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#111 Machine Learning: Construction’s Future

Engineering Matters ·

2021/06/10

When people think of digital tools to help with engineering problems, they usually think of a 3D model or a computerised image, representing something that exists in the real world. Machine learning is not that. What it does is completely alien to your way of thinking. It operates in such a way that is totally... The post #111 Machine Learning: Construction’s Future first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#110 London: Boosting Biodiversity

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2021/06/03

London is the world’s first national park city, with about 50% green coverage of its surface area. This is a legacy of the public and Royal parks, Victorian tree planting, and is something Londoners enjoy on a daily basis. Behind the scenes, major organisations and stakeholders are working to raise the profile of environmental sustainability. ... The post #110 London: Boosting Biodiversity first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#109 Spiders Versus Plastic

Engineering Matters ·

2021/05/27

For millions of years spiders have been spinning naturally occurring proteins into an incredibly strong and durable silk. By studying the anatomy of these arachnids, scientists in the UK have cracked the code to reassembling natural proteins creating a new alternative to plastic. Pioneering research company Xampla says that its supramolecular engineered protein is fully... The post #109 Spiders Versus Plastic first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#108 Antarctica: Building Rothera Wharf

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2021/05/20

Since the end of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, humanity has focused its activities in the southern continent on science and research. To do this effectively, logistics are critical. To prepare for the arrival of its new ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, the wharf at Rothera Research Station needed to be replaced. The... The post #108 Antarctica: Building Rothera Wharf first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#107 Africa: Connecting a Continent

Engineering Matters ·

2021/05/13

Preparation is currently underway for installation of one of the world’s longest fibre optic communications cables. Survey vessels are circumnavigating the entire coast of Africa determining the best locations for laying the cable on the seabed and bringing it onshore. At around 36,000km long it will provide connectivity to countries throughout the continent and form... The post #107 Africa: Connecting a Continent first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#106 A Beginner’s Guide to Social Value

Engineering Matters ·

2021/05/06

Why do we build? Why develop society? And who reaps the benefit? In this episode we look at the new interest the construction industry is taking in quantifying and appreciating social value. That difficult-to-define idea that has also enjoyed the recent attention of central government, with legislation mandating that projects and tenders take it into... The post #106 A Beginner’s Guide to Social Value first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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